Give My Love to London
Give My Love to London is the 20th solo album by British singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull. The 11-track album was released on 29 September 2014 on the Dramatico and Naïve record labels. In America and Canada, it was issued on 10 November by Easy Sound. It includes collaborations with Nick Cave, Anna Calvi, Roger Waters and Brian Eno. "Sparrows Will Sing" was released as a single from the album.
According to Metacritic, Give My Love to London has received "Generally favorable reviews" from music critics, based on a sample of 16 professional reviews. Among other critiques, The Sunday Times included the album among its "essential new releases", with the reviewer writing: " is more a work of performance art than a singer … But for die-hard fans, of course, that is part of the mystique."Track listing
- "Give My Love to London" – 3:56
- "Sparrows Will Sing" – 3:51
- "True Lies" – 2:29
- "Love More or Less" – 3:27
- "Late Victorian Holocaust" – 4:27
- "The Price of Love" – 2:16
- "Falling Back" – 3:49
- "Deep Water" – 3:08
- "Mother Wolf" – 4:07
- "Going Home" – 4:23
- "I Get Along Without You Very Well " – 3:45
Personnel
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Natalia Bonner – 2nd violin
- Ian Burdge – cello
- Anna Calvi – backing vocals
- Gillon Cameron – 1st violin
- Ben Christophers – backing vocals, synthesizer, Pixiphone, harmonium, harp
- Steve Earle – guitar
- Rob Ellis – percussion, harmonium, piano, synthesizer, drums, backing vocals, string arrangement
- Warren Ellis – violin, viola, alto flute
- Brian Eno – backing vocals
- Flood – tambourine
- Ed Harcourt – bass, piano, backing vocals, organ
- Andy Hughes – backing vocals
- Mick Jones – guitar, bells
- Tom McRae – guitar
- Emma Owens – viola
- Jim Sclavunos – drums
- Son Of Dave – harmonica
- Dimitri Tikovoï – bass, percussion, piano, drums, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, organ, string arrangement
- Adrian Utley – guitar
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